(CNN) — Mary Kennedy, from whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce in 2010, is dead, an employee of the Westchester County, New York, medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. The employee, who declined to give his name, told CNN he would provide no further details about the manner and cause of death. The family [...]
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Romney defends his record at Bain
(CBS News) Responding to attacks by the Obama campaign about his work at the helm of Bain Capital, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney defended his record in an interview today, saying he “was no longer” at the company when it closed a steel factory. “That’s hardly something that was done on my watch,” Romney said [...]
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George Zimmerman’s lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second-degree murder charges against his client under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports. Florida teenager Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report reviewed Wednesday by NBC [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in New York
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he didn’t know the cause of her death at age 52. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday. Police confirmed a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Second School May Drop Insurance Over ObamaCare
On the heels of an Ohio school’s decision to abandon its student health insurance plan, another Catholic university in Florida is considering whether to follow suit over concerns about premium costs associated with the federal health care overhaul, FoxNews.com has learned. The school, the private Ave Maria University, is voicing both moral and economic concerns. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Obama Edging RomneyAs Fall Battle Heats Up
President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy. Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, if the election were held today. Three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Coffee lovers lower death risk, study says
Trish Hamilton / FeaturePics.com Men who drank six cups of coffee or more a day had a 10 percent lower risk of dying; for women, it was 15 percent lower, according to a large new study. Coffee drinkers who worry about the jolt of java it takes to get them going in the morning might [...]
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Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead at her Bedford, N.Y., home. She was 52 years old, and is survived by her four children. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the couple’s home in Bedford, N.Y., her family confirmed Wednesday. [...]
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George Zimmerman’s lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second-degree murder charges against his client under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports. Florida teenager Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report reviewed Wednesday by NBC [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Google search to become more human
(CNN) — So, let’s say you’re doing a Google search for “Kings.” Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. Google on Wednesday announced Knowledge Graph, a significant change to how search results are delivered that the [...]
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